Bio

Kynon J Benjamin is a computational geneticist with 9 years of expertise in bioinformatics, machine learning, and molecular biology. Authored and/or contributed to 6 publications and 21 presentations, receiving 6 awards. Experience in streamlining processes and efficient with resolving technical issues with extensive leadership experience.

Education

Lieber Institute for Brain Development and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine | Baltimore, MD

Postdoctoral fellow in computational genetics and psychiatry | Current

Texas A&M University | College Station, TX

Ph.D. in Genetics | August 2012 - August 2017

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, NY

B.S. in Biomedical Engineering | August 2010 - May 2012

Indiana University, Purdue University, Indianapolis | Indianapolis, INcluding

Biomedical Engineering | August 2008 - May 2010

Experience

Google Brain | Principal Investigator | January 2018 - Present

Netflix | Research Scientist | June 2014 - December 2017